24th Cavalry Division (United States)


The 24th Cavalry Division was a cavalry division of the United States Army, drawn from the Army National Guard of the Midwest states. It was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Going into World War II, the US Army Cavalry was contained three Regular, four National Guard, and six Organized Reserve cavalry divisions as well as one independent cavalry brigade.
The 24th Cavalry Division was geographically dispersed across the United States. The division was composed of personnel from the Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming National Guards.

Organization (1940)

Units in italics were inactive.